Lamar University

often referred to as Lamar or La Lamar University, Beaumont, TX is a public mixed doctoral / research university is. Since 1995, this former Lamar Lamar University System's flagship institution has became a member of the Texas State University System. As college enrollment in the fall of 2014, 14 889 students.lam University Colleges and Schools it was accredited by the Southern Association.

History

1920: Institutions and organizations

Louis R. Pietzsch a young public university founded in Beaumont South Park. While he was enrolled in summer school at the University of Chicago in 1918, two years into college movement of great interest, and was convinced that he should be South Park junior college by 1921.

Lamar University new South Park High School unused third floor employees, as South Park Junior College began on September 17, 1923 Pietzsch college and served as its first president. South Park Junior College's first year of operation over the course of the approval was the first university in Texas to get the Department of Texas in 1925 and was fully accredited.

1930: Early growth and campus changes

In 1932, two-year community college instead of just the services agree that the university administration was changed to Lamar College. This Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president was elected to the Republic of Texas. He arranged the land set aside in the county for public schools, because it is considered "the father of Texas education." His statue Setzer Student Center was established near the campus quadrangle. inscription reads: "guided and virtue, human mind control when planted with noble qualities, protective genius of democracy and agreed that Freeman and Freeman desire is only one dictator security .."

In 1933, construction began on the new facilities, was moving towards independence from the University of South Park High School. In 1942, the college, the South Park school district is completely independent and operations were moved to the current campus.

1940: Technology Lamar State College

With the end of the Second World War, veterans have raised a record influx. Lamar board of trustees to promote the four-year state university Lamar College in Texas Legislature asked. W. R. Cousins ​​by Jack Brooks of Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate in 1947 led the first attempt, Jr., failed, but the following year the two sponsors of the bill advanced by both houses again. June 14, 1949, the Governor Beauford Jester Lamar State College of Technology signed a bill creating; that engineering and science, was the focus of a continuing emphasis today.

The 1950s and 1960s: the abolition of the apartheid state and University Road

Records reaches 10,000 students in 1950 and continued to grow throughout the 1960s. Graduate studies master's degrees are offered in many areas in 1960 was authorized. In the 1970s generation to generation it has reached adulthood plateaued records.

In 1969, Lamar State College in Orange, Texas opened its first branch in the center. In 1970, Lamar State College, the first doctoral program began offering the Doctor of Engineering. In 1971 the school's name was officially changed to Lamar University.

Abolition of Apartheid: the 1950s and 1960s

There was no chance he returned to Southeast Texas after World War II African-American high school education or vocational training for veterans and still found only on the basis of race chafed by his own admission that the government barred Lama supported. Black black leaders calling themselves the Council of goodwill bleak educational inequality and a group of city Lamar State College Governor Beauford Jester on the exclusion of black protest. They called Lamar creating black branch Jefferson Junior College, John Gray, president of Lamar, resulting in a state-sponsored college senior, he tried to block the passage of the bill to change into Lamar. This evening classes at Charlton-Pollard High School was opened. In 1952, James Briscoe, Charlton-Pollard High School graduate and native of Beaumont, Lamar admitted. Briscoe mother are the workers and the NAACP Beaumont chapter members. They supported the efforts of courage qualified black young university offers more desire and Lamar's new four-year degree programs in education and a bachelor's degree from the house to go long distances to prove that their son wanted to avoid discomfort. Briscoe, the family insisted and Beaumont NAACP since 1950. Atlanta Morehouse College student, Lamar applied and was accepted. On the basis of its Kabul office of the transcript, that the courses went Lamar with a letter of acceptance in Briscoe hand for the record that qualified registered for January 29, 1951 spring semester him reported, Lamar acting president D Wimberly met with Briscoe and explained that an error had been made and it is now Texas Southern University has suggested applies to a T. The rule of law, he said, Lamar created just for whites. In the summer of 1955, Version Jackson and Henry Cooper Jr., Lamar's policy of apartheid sought to end a class action lawsuit, Jackson v. McDonald was the lead plaintiff. Lamar Cecil, federal judges from prior cases, Lamar's "white youth" is only contradiction admissions policy, ruled 30 July 1956, and twenty-six blacks that September was admitted to university with violent protests in total campus gates and throughout the region for the Texas Rangers until a few weeks He came and the rule of law has been restored.

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In 1975, the university is creating Lamar University-Port Arthur, Port Arthur, TX Port Arthur College merged. In 1983, state Sen. Carl A. Parker Lamar University System was sponsoring a bill creating. In 1986, Lamar University and Lamar University-Port Arthur-Orange on the main campus were given separate accreditation. Lamar Institute of Technology program in two years or less in length through technical, business, and industrial training to ensure the health of Beaumont, was founded in 1990.

system Lamar Institute of in Arthur Port into a separate entity and Technology campus - Orange, Lamar State College - in 1995, with Lamar University System Lamar State College, were included in the Texas State University System. In the fall of 1998, No. 423 Lamar University faculty and student enrollment was 8241. Since the reorganization, Lamar University enrollment has increased steadily.

Total enrollment has been replaced by Fall 2012. Recently, a large number of construction projects have been revived or old buildings, 15,000 students were interviewed. This was in addition to reviving football as a college sport.

School move from its current location and had a more regional role because the campus was moved to this site in 1942. In the late 1990s, Lamar began taking campus development projects. The last and most campus buildings dating from the 1960s 70s. Many old buildings have been gutted in the northern part of the campus and found a one-Wedge.

In 2001, University of 1960s vintage new apartment-style residence halls housing facilities, they began to take the place dubbed "Cardinal Village." Old campus housing facilities were destroyed as Cardinal Village complex has expanded to meet the demand. campus housing demand coinciding with the opening of new homes has increased. Cardinal Village II, III and IV, was built specifically to meet these demands. A new gourmet food-court style cafeteria dining opportunities have been opened as of January 2006 to give a wider choice.

In March of 2005, McDonald Gym closed temporarily. sports and was adjacent to her extensive renovations, a new recreational sports center was built. opened in April 2007 Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center from $ 19 million center, [12] 129.500 meters (39,500 m), cardiovascular and free-weight training facility of 13,000 square feet (1,200 m2) includes; one in a ten mile indoor walking / jogging track; 43-foot (13 m), climbing wall; basketball, volleyball and badminton courts; Racquetball, handball and squash courts; wellness and fitness center; health food café and juice bar; lounge area with pool tables; By outdoor putting green; and air hockey, foosball, video games and TV.

In August of 2007, the University Cardinal Village IV construction, state-of-the-art in the country has completed a $ 16 million expansion. University housing capacity of 2,500 students on campus in August 2010, bringing Cardinal Village Phase V construction has been completed.


University, with the return expectations of the football program in 2010, and renovated Provost Umphrey Stadium (formerly Cardinal Stadium) and has raised a new state-of-the-art Dauphin Athletic Complex. [14] In October 2014 opened a new era for a local attorney for Lamar significant new administrative building of the university and charitable longer be called Wayne A. Reaud building. The building is also 50-year-old honors program renaming, it will host the newly established Reaud Honors College. Other campus construction Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Center (CICA) contains. including plant projects, industry and university interaction channel for ongoing research, student experiential learning, special events and training. Small Business Development Center will also host. A new science and technology building was considered in 84 legislative sessions.